Headteachers Working in partnership with schools Elizabeth Funge - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

Supporting East Sussex Headteachers Working in partnership with schools

Elizabeth Funge – Head of Education Improvement Carrie Beech – Head of Service: Primary and Early Years

East Sussex in a nutshell

• 503 early years’ providers
• 187 schools - 149 primary schools, 2 all-through schools, 25

secondary schools, 10 special schools and one alternative provision

• One further education college, one sixth form college and one land-

based college

• 67,234 number of learners on roll across primary, secondary and

special

• 33% of schools are currently in academy trusts - 27.7% primary,

100% all through, 57.7% secondary, 100% specials, 100% alternative provision

Continued …

• 20.8% of primary schools are in federations
• Teaching school alliances - four primary, three secondary and one

special

• Majority of inspected schools (89%) judged by Ofsted to be good or

better

• Nearly all of inspected early years’ settings (98%) judged by Ofsted to

be good or better

• Performance for the county sits above national levels for early years

and key stage 1

• Post 16 participation rates continue to perform well

Excellence for All

‘Partners share the vision of creating an excellent education system in East Sussex, where no child or educational establishment is left behind.’ ‘This means that East Sussex will be the place

• f choice for the very best senior leaders,

governors, teachers, administrative and support staff.’

The education system in East Sussex will:

Excellence for All Ambitions

• 1. Provide an

inclusive education that delivers excellent educational

• utcomes; meets

the needs of all learners and prepares them for the next stage in their education and lives.

• 2. Make it possible for

every child and young person to access high quality early years and school places; further education or training.

• 3. Support

every educational establishment to deliver high quality education.

SEND Strategy

– The SEND Strategy was published in April 2019 – The SEND Strategy has been co-produced with education, health and social care partners and parent/carers. – The four aspirations of the strategy are:

• 1. Improving communication with families, children and

young people

• 2. Transition at every point
• 3. High quality provision, outcomes and aspirations
• 4. Building capacity to improve inclusive practice in

schools, settings, colleges and services

The Achievement Gap

‘Nothing succeeds like collective capacity’

Michael Fullan

Partnership Structures

Key Stage 2 – RWM EXS

Key Stage 2 – RWM EXS

Key Stage 2 - Progress

Progress Reading

• 0.4

Below national

Rank 71

Down 22

Writing

• 0.6

Below national

Rank 79

Down 15

Mathematics

• 1.2

Below national

Rank 90

Down 22

Primary - Summary of Key Priorities

• Raise expectations for all pupils
• Urgently improve outcomes at Key Stage 2:
• Progress in all subjects
• Mathematics and Reading are most urgent
• Performance of disadvantaged pupils in all

measures at all key stages

• Increase % of children achieving the GDS/higher

standard in all KSs

• Improving attendance and reducing exclusions,

particularly for disadvantaged pupils and those with SEND

EAST SUSSEX PRIMARY BOARD 2019- 2022

Serving the children of East Sussex

Our vision Our values

Early Years settings Maintained primary and special schools Academy Trusts

Regional Schools Commissioner/ DfE Voice of children and young people Voice of parents and carers

Teaching School Alliances Dioceses East Sussex Local Authority Governors

Wider partnerships

Local Groups

Our ambition is to become a great school system with no child or school left behind Shared values that celebrate success, build partnerships, supports and challenges

To build capacity for school-led improvement… To provide continued accountability in the system… To act as the county-wide strategic body…

The role of the Primary Board in relation to key functions…

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Primary Board Serving the children of ES

Primary Board

Connecting the system:

• EIPs = the locality structure with

the Chair of the EIP on the PB

• EIP resources and plans for

2019-20 will continue as planned ensure they are aligned to priorities

• The PB will evolve over 2019-20

and take the lead in developing the self-improving school system over the year

• Other resources, structures and

capacity will move to align with the PB

• Liaise with Secondary and

Special Schools

Primary Board Serving the children of ES

Board Membership:

• Independent Chair
• Area representation through EIPs
• MAT
• TSA
• Governor rep
• LA
• SEND

Task/Sub Groups:

• PB EIP Executive
• PB Leadership Development Group

External Advisers

• School standards visit in the autumn term
• Categorisation for support
• Ensuring the Primary Board in partnership

with the LA knows its school’s well

• External evaluation of pupil progress
• Discuss areas for development and

support needs

• Support for headteacher performance

management

Consultant Heads - Primary

• A team of Consultant Headteachers serving

heads and recently retired adding capacity for school improvement

• Helping to co-ordinate and support projects linked

to key priorities

• Linked to EIPs supporting local developments
• Support and challenge for peers
• HT induction and mentoring
• Developing leadership capacity and capability

Vision for Secondary Board

We share a collective responsibility to improve

• utcomes for all young people in East Sussex. Our

ambition is to become an excellent school system with no child or school/academy left behind, where all young people receive a high quality of education and are prepared for success in life whatever they choose to do.

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2019 GCSE Outcomes

• Improvements in English & Maths

(combined) 9-5 and 9-4. As was the case last year, English & Maths 9-5 and 9-4 exceed FFT50 but are below FFT20

• East Sussex remains below FFT50 for

Attainment 8 in 2019

• The ESCC figure for Attainment 8 is now

0.7 points below the FFT 50 estimate (it was in line last year),

Secondary Board’s Priorities

• Commitment to maximize attendance and

minimize exclusions

• Affirmative action to raise achievement –

and close ‘achievement gaps’ where they exist

• Classroom teaching and leadership at all

levels are of the highest quality

• Reduce in-school variation by subjects

Area Group 1

East Sussex Secondary School Improvement Board

Priory PCS Seahaven Academy Chailey King’s Academy Heathfield Uplands Uckfield College Beacon Academy

Area Group 2

Eastbourne Academy Ratton St Catherine’s Gildredge House Causeway Cavendish Hailsham Willingdon Seaford Head

Area Group 3

Ark William Parker Ark Helenswood Claverham Bexhill Academy St Richard’s Robertsbridge St Leonard’s Academy Hastings Academy Rye College

What does this mean for my school?

• You are encouraged to work with other schools in your

EIP, area group, across the county & outside of East Sussex

• Attend your Area Group / EIP meetings – this is where

priorities are agreed and support for schools is brokered

• Your main points of contact for school improvement are

your Area Group / EIP Chair and External Adviser

• The Local Authority continues to support the work of all

schools to:

• accelerate the pace of improvement
• build capacity for improvement

‘School improvement depends on principals who can foster the conditions necessary for sustained education reform in a complex, rapidly-changing

• society. Never has the time been riper for change

leaders than now’

Michael Fullan, The Change Leader